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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWesthampton Elementary School
Street37 Kings Highway
CityWesthampton
StateMA
Number of students104
Student % minority10%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school44
Number of chemicals affecting school49
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)51st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)65,579
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)55th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,354
Toxic Hazard623.34

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.13 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.64 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings374.75
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.146.05
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS74.96
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical6.11
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC5.42

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt375.74
Chromium140.65
Formaldehyde92.29
Nickel11.36
Antimony compounds0.81
Lead compounds0.72
Certain glycol ethers0.41
Epichlorohydrin0.39
Acrylic acid0.25
Benzene0.16
Diisocyanates0.15
Nitric acid0.12
Naphthalene0.10
Ethylbenzene0.06
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.02
Lead 0.02
Ozone0.02
Copper0.01
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.01
Trichloroethylene0.01
Vinyl acetate0.01
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
Toluene0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
2,4-D0.00
Methanol0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Styrene0.00
Formic acid0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Manganese0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt374.74
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium134.88
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde74.96
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel11.16
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde6.10
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde5.42
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde4.16
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium3.56
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium2.03
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde1.65
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt1.01
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds0.81
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds0.71
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin0.39
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers0.36
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid0.25
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.16
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.13
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.12
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCNaphthalene0.09
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.09
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.09
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.06
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.06
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.06
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.05
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.03
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.03
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.02
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.02
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.02
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.02
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.01
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.01
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain CapitalAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.01
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCEthylbenzene0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.01
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.01
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Lead compounds0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Naphthalene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
PITTSFIELD GENERATING CO LPHull Street EnergyAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCToluene0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormic acid0.00
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCCyclohexane0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellCopper0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
HOLLAND COHOLLAND COAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CON-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-GobainChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCNonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalButyraldehyde0.00

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